Ivy Town

Ivy Town is a suburb in the United States.

Overview

Ivy Town is known as an ideal place for raising a family.^[1]

Business

• Pizza Master: Known to have "the best slice in town", Pizza Master is located in Ivy Town.^[2]
• Video Village: Ray spent most of his allowance in Video Village, a movie house.^[2]

Education

• Ivy Town Elementary: In 1988, Ray Palmer and his bullies attended Ivy Town Elementary.^[2]
• Ivy Town Middle School: Ivy Town has a middle school.
• Ivy University: Ivy Town is known for its Ivy University. According to Laura Hoffman, the education is very prestigious in Ivy Town, as the waiting list takes years.^[1] In 1975, a young Martin Stein was at the Ivy University and ended up inventing a particle attraction device.^[3]

Media

• Ivy Town Times: The newspaper was founded in 1916.^[2]

History

In 1975, Martin Stein was studying alpha particles at Ivy University. In October 1975, he encountered, unbeknownst to him, his future self, alongside Sara Lance and Jefferson Jackson. After his reluctancy to give his particle device, he was knocked out by Sara Lance. Realizing this erased Martin's marriage, Rip Hunter made sure that Martin would still meet his future wife Clarissa at a mixer.^[3]

In 1988, the town was visited by the Legends in order to save a young Ray Palmer from an untimely death at the hands of NSA Agent Smith and his posse for harboring a baby Dominator nicknamed Gumball.^[2]

After retiring from vigilantism in 2015, Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak moved into Ivy Town for several months before Laurel and Thea convinced them to return to Star City.^[1]

Known residents

Current residents

• Adam Hoffman
• Clarissa Stein's uncle
• David Palmer
• Laura Hoffman
• Gus
• Mrs. Garvin
• Sandy Palmer
• Ty

Former residents

• Clarissa Stein
• Felicity Smoak
• Martin Stein
• Oliver Queen
• Ray Palmer
• Sydney Palmer

Appearances

Arrow

Season 4

• "Green Arrow"
• "Lost Souls" (mentioned)
• "Beacon of Hope" (mentioned)
• "Lost in the Flood" (mentioned)

Season 6

• "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2" (mentioned)
• "Irreconcilable Differences" (mentioned)

Season 7

• "You Have Saved This City" (mentioned)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 1

• "Pilot, Part 2" (1975)
• "Last Refuge"

Season 3

• "Zari"
• "Phone Home" (1988)

The Flash

Season 4

• "The Flash Reborn"
• "Luck Be a Lady" (mentioned)

Behind the scenes

• In the DC comics, Ivy Town is a famous location, along with its Ivy University.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Green Arrow"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Phone Home"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Pilot, Part 2"